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Offences and their Expiations 235
How is it to ask for financial help for Hajj or ‘Umraĥ
Question: Some poor devotees, overwhelmed by the feeling of
devotion, ask people for financial help for ‘Umraĥ or Hajj-pilgrimage;
is it permissible to do so
Answer: It is Ḥarām. Ṣadr-ul-Afāḍil Maulānā Na’īmuddīn
Murādābādī ۡ
has narrated, ‘Some Yemeni would leave
for Makka-tul-Mukarramaĥ for performing Hajj without provisions
calling themselves Mutawakkil 1 , but after reaching Makka-tul-
Mukarramaĥ, they would start begging people for financial help.
Sometimes, they would even snatch things from people committing
dishonesty.
The following verse was revealed about such people and it was
commanded to go on the pilgrimage with provisions so that others
would not be burdened. It was prohibited to beg for financial help.
One must take provisions with him and the best provision is piety.’
(Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp. 67 – Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ) Allah says in part 2,
Sūraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ, verse 197:
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Take provisions; the best provision is piety.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ, verse 197)
The Holy Prophet ٖ
has stated, ‘One who asks people
for (money etc.) whereas he is not facing destitution, nor does he
have so many family members that he cannot provide for, will come
on the Day of Judgement with no flesh on his face.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Īmān,
vol. 3, pp. 274, Ḥadīš 3526)
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Mutawakkil means the one who trusts Allah .